Introduction
President
Franklin D. Roosevelt developed a plan, called the New Deal, to help
These laws
and others that followed significantly expanded the federal government’s role
in the nation’s economy. The New Deal
policies focused on three general goals:
relief for the needy, economic recovery, and financial reform (Relief,
Recovery, and Reform), known as the 3 R’s.
President Franklin
D. Roosevelt’s New Deal launched ambitious programs to speed economic
recovery. The New Deal dramatically
increased the role of the government in American life and strengthened the
power of the presidency. The entry of
the
“I
pledge you, I pledge myself, to a new deal for the American people." Franklin D. Roosevelt
Task
As an
historian, you will examine the past events of the New Deal and reflect on the
present impact on our current society.
In order to do this, you must first answer questions that will give you
the background knowledge necessary to complete the assignment.
Your job as a
historian is to:
- Do a historical background check
on FDR
- Complete the AHPPA worksheets
- Create an authentic looking
brochure or newsletter (using Microsoft Publisher)
- The brochure or newsletter must
examine any one of the programs FDR used to get
- Be sure to explain how the
program falls into the Relief, Recovery, or Reform category
- Your historical brochure or
newsletter must describe the effect of the program during the 1930’s and
include analysis about the effect of the program in the
- Document your sources with a
Bibliography page
Process
1. Using the resources section, research
the programs under FDR’s New Deal Programs.
2. Complete the historical background on
FDR
·
Answer
the following questions on a separate word document
o
What
caused FDR to leave politics in 1920?
o
What
disease did he contract in 1921?
o
When
did FDR re-enter public office and position was he elected to do? How many times was he elected President?
o
Give
an overview of the causes of the Depression.
o
What
did he promise in his First Inaugural address?
o
What
does FDR say about 1/3 of the nation in his second Inaugural Address?
3. Follow
this link and complete the attached worksheets. AHPPA: Evaluating the Policy
Your brochure or newsletter must include:
- Pictures (minimum of 2)
- At lease 1 picture showing 1930
Depression
- At least 1 picture showing
people working with “your Program”
- Primary Sources (minimum of 2)
- Quotes from someone directly
involved in the program or a worker
- Program information, title, and
goal
- How will this benefit the
American people
- Program Pros and Cons
1.
How
is the program good? How is the program
bad?
- Program Affect
- How will the program change or
affect life in
- Program Effectiveness in 1930’s
1.
How
does the program meet the 3 goals (the 3 R’s)?
- Impact on society today
- Does the program still exist?
Has there been reform since the 1930’s?
Are they similar programs today?
Are there problems with it today?
(I.e. Social security)
Resources
The following
websites are all very useful and can be accessed from school computers!
(FDR background)
http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/fr32.html
(New Deal link –
awesome!)
http://www.marist.edu/summerscholars/96/fdrhome.htm
(Inaugural
Address)
http://www.bartleby.com/124/pres49.html
(New Deal –
success & failure)
http://www.bergen.org/AAST/Projects/depression/successes.html
(Description of
programs)
(New Deal)
http://www.wwcd.org/policy/US/newdeal.html
(1930’s links)
http://vlib.iue.it/history/USA/ERAS/20TH/1930s.html
Evaluation
Conclusion
Be prepared to hand in:
- AHPPA
worksheets
- Background
info on FDR
- Brochure
or news letter
Standards
Standard
1: History of the
Students
will use a variety of intellectual skills to demonstrate their understanding of
major ideas, eras, themes, developments, and turning points in the history of
the
Students will
use a variety of intellectual skills to demonstrate
their understanding of major ideas, eras, themes, developments, and turning
points in the history of the
- analyze the development of American
culture, explaining how ideas, values, beliefs, and traditions have
changed over time and how they unite all Americans
- describe the evolution of American
democratic values and beliefs as expressed in the Declaration of
Independence, the New York State Constitution, the United States Constitution,
the Bill of Rights, and other important historical documents
Important
ideas, social and cultural values, beliefs, and traditions from New York State
and United States history illustrate the connections and interactions of people
and events across time and from a variety of perspectives.
- discuss several schemes for periodizing the
history of
- develop
and test hypotheses about important events, eras, or issues in
Study
about the major social, political, economic, cultural, and religious
developments in
- research and analyze the major themes and
developments in
- prepare essays and oral reports about the
important social, political, economic, scientific, technological, and
cultural developments, issues, and events from
- understand the interrelationships between
world events and developments in
The skills of historical analysis include the ability to: explain the significance of historical evidence weigh the importance, reliability and validity of evidence; understand the concept of multiple causation; understand the importance of changing and competing interpretations of different historical developments.
- analyze historical narratives about key
events in
- consider different historians’ analyses of
the same event or development in
- evaluate the validity and credibility of
historical interpretations of important events or issues in